John Hanna (ice hockey)
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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John Isaac "Junior" Hanna (April 5, 1935 – November 20, 2005) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1958 to 1968 and in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 to 1973. Hanna was one of the first NHL players to be of Lebanese descent.[1][2]
| John Hanna | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hanna in 1972–73 | |||
| Born |
April 5, 1935 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 20, 2005 (aged 70) Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Cleveland Crusaders | ||
| Playing career | 1955–1975 | ||
Biography
Hanna was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He played junior hockey for the Trois-Rivières Lions and the Chicoutimi Sagueneens before signing a professional contract.[2] He played 198 games in the NHL[1] with the New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, and Philadelphia Flyers. He also played 66 games in the WHA with the Cleveland Crusaders. However, the majority of his career was spent in the minors with the Quebec Aces of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Seattle Totems of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
After retiring from competitive play, he was hired for several brief coaching stints in the AHL. He also served as head coach of the Cleveland Crusaders of the WHA for part of the 1974–75 season.[3][4]
Hanna died of cancer on November 20, 2005.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1953–54 | Sydney Bruins | CBJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | North Sydney Falcons | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1954–55 | Trois-Rivières Reds | QJHL | 42 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 107 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1955–56 | Philadelphia Ramblers | EHL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QSHL | 40 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1956–57 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QSHL | 43 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1957–58 | Trois-Rivières Reds | QSHL | 48 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Providence Reds | AHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1958–59 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | New York Rangers | NHL | 61 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | New York Rangers | NHL | 46 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 65 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 70 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 58 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1964–65 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 70 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1965–66 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 69 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 1966–67 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 67 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1967–68 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 24 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 34 | ||
| 1968–69 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 71 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1969–70 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 66 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1970–71 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 70 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 36 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 66 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Jacksonville Barons | AHL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Syracuse Eagles | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 66 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 198 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Coaching stats
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| Cleveland Crusaders | 1974-75 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 29 | 2nd in East | Missed playoffs |